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non·rig·id

(nŏn-rĭj′ĭd)

adj.

1. Not rigid: a nonrigid frame.

2. Of, relating to, or being a lighter-than-air aircraft that holds its shape by gas pressure.

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nonrigid

(nɒnˈrɪdʒɪd)

adj

1. not rigid; flexible

2. (Aeronautics) (of the gas envelope of an airship) flexible and held in shape only by the internal gas pressure

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non•rig•id

(nɒnˈrɪdʒ ɪd)

adj.

1. not rigid.

2. designating a type of airship having a flexible gas container without a supporting structure and held in shape only by the pressure of the gas within.

[1905–10]

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nonrigid - designating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure

aeronautics, astronautics - the theory and practice of navigation through air or space

rigid - designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure

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